The original Deadly Premonition is one of my favorite games of all time. This, however, disappointed me. The days of the week aspect just slows things down instead of adding anything to the game. The changing weather is gone, and the town life simulation aspects are far less detailed. I can't even go in people's houses or peep through windows anymore.
On the other hand, the humor is funnier, and pairing up York, everyone's favorite goofy FBI agent who shows mild autism-like traits (hey, I'm on the spectrum myself, so I can make that joke) with a little kid sidekick is genius. The dialog between the two is fun and entertaining.
But funnier humor does not equal better game. On every other measure - gameplay, graphics, story, open world design, life simulation aspects - it is worse. A real shame. But at least it made me laugh a lot.